Strut Health: Real Facts and Figures About the Telehealth Provider

Strut Pharmacy was designed to “make important healthcare available to everyone.” It was also founded to remove the stigma from treatments including hair loss, sexual health, cold sores and weight loss. Additionally, patients can obtain prescriptions for nail formulas, skincare, allergies and more. The process is streamlined, and by not taking insurance, it makes for a streamlined process.

The enrollment process is simple

Getting a prescription through Strut Health involves three simple steps. First, patients choose what type of product they’re looking for. Then they fill out a form, detailing health history and goals. They’re matched with a doctor for a virtual appointment, and if necessary, the doctor will write a prescription. Finally, free two-day shipping gets the treatment to the patient’s door, and Strut will check in to ensure it’s a good match. Patients can then access free and unlimited follow-ups for the best possible results.

Strut treatments

• Weight loss
  • Compounded semaglutide
  • Zero crave Rx
  • Fat burner booster
  • PeptideVite
• Hair loss
• Sexual health
• Skincare
• Nail care
• Allergy and wellness

Weight Loss

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As long as you continue to be a patient, you have access to access free and unlimited follow-ups with real medical providers. For any medical-related questions such as diet on semaglutide, you can message your doctor directly by logging into their Strut account. For more administrative matters, Strut’s customer service can provide assistance with any shipping or order issues, at any time, for free.

However, the customer service call line isn’t always accessible

We called the customer service call line, and it wasn’t accessible. Upon selecting the customer service option, we were put on hold, before being told “the mailbox was full.” We were then hung up on. That said, reaching out by phone isn’t necessarily an option, if that’s the mode of communication you tend to prefer.

Features and benefits

• Fully virtual pharmacy with wide range of prescriptions
• Matches patients with online doctors
• Available in all U.S. states
• Ships prescriptions to patient’s home or pharmacy
• Doctors follow up virtually to ensure patient satisfaction
• Does not take insurance — makes process quicker
• Fully online model keeps prices low

Strut Health does not accept insurance, which comes with both pros and cons. Obtaining many drugs, such as GLP-1s through insurance often leads to long wait times. Additionally, even with insurance coverage, drugs may still come at a premium cost — meanwhile Strut keeps prices at a fixed rate due to its online model. However, if a patient’s insurance plan is willing to cover GLP-1s for weight loss, it may make more sense for them to go through a company that takes insurance. Some sources, like through us at Strut Health, offer compounded versions of Semaglutide medications from compounding pharmacies. Strut’s compounded semaglutide, however, works with compounded pharmacies for generic compounded semaglutide medications, which only cost about $200 per month.

The delivery process is easy

Strut makes the delivery process as easy as possible. In all 50 U.S. states, patients can take advantage of free two-day shipping, which is especially great when it comes to medication. If you opt to have it sent to your house, rather than your local pharmacy, the packaging is also discreet — everything comes in either unlabeled bubble mailers or FedEx boxes. That way, patients can rest assured that their medical information will stay private.

Everything before a prescription is free, and medications are affordable

Unlike many online pharmacies of its kind, Strut does not have a membership fee. The doctor’s appointment and follow-ups are free, and patients only pay for the drug prescriptions. For Strut Health’s weight loss treatments, injectable semaglutide costs $289 per month; and an oral GLP-1 costs $149 per month, for both men and women. Strut accepts all kinds of credit cards; however charges to both HSA and FSA cards are going to depend on your particular plan and may be rejected by the card issuer.

Pros

• Process is virtual
• Medication ships direct to patient’s home or pharmacy, with free two-day shipping
• No insurance needed
• Patients can message their doctor at any time

Cons

• Doesn’t take insurance
• Not available internationally
• Compounded GLP-1 still expensive

Weight Loss

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Not everyone has insurance that covers GLP-1s for weight loss. However, many brand name injectable GLP-1s like Ozempic or Wegovy can cost well over $1,000 out-of-pocket. Strut’s compounded semaglutide costs between $150 and $290 without insurance, making it much more accessible. Obviously it still isn’t cheap, but that — along with free virtual doctor’s visits — makes it more affordable than it normally would be, and might even be less than an insurance copay, if the medication is covered at all.

Woman’s World wants to hear YOUR experiences with Strut Health, or your experiences with prescription weight loss or telehealth in general. Email us at reviews@womansworld.com, we’d love to talk to you.